Finance Controller – Scale-Up Growth & Reporting Lead

Sowena Group; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sowena Group, a fast-growing business backed by private equity in South Manchester, is recruiting a Financial Controller. The role is broad and hands-on, taking ownership of the day-to-day finance function and partnering with the FD and senior leadership to improve reporting, controls and processes as the business scales.

You'll oversee reporting, manage a small team, support budgeting and cash flow, and provide commercial insight to drive performance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong technical grounding.
• Experience in a fast-paced, growing business.
• Experience in PE-backed, acquisitive or high-growth environment preferred.
• Comfortable with financial control, management reporting and commercial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reporting and MI production.
• Manage and develop a small finance team.
• Prepare monthly reporting packs and analyses for senior leadership.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow forecasting.
• Develop and improve financial controls, processes and reporting systems.
• Provide commercial insight into performance, identifying trends and risks.
• Collaborate with operational teams to improve financial decisions.
• Support the FD with board and investor reporting.
• Assist with year-end audit and statutory accounts.
• Drive ongoing development of the finance function.
• Support wider projects associated with the company's continued growth and PE ownership.

Skills

Financial control

Management reporting

Commercial analysis

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Sowena Group, a fast-growing business backed by private equity in South Manchester, is recruiting a Financial Controller. The role is broad and hands-on, taking ownership of the day-to-day finance function and partnering with the FD and senior leadership to improve reporting, controls and processes as the business scales.

You'll oversee reporting, manage a small team, support budgeting and cash flow, and provide commercial insight to drive performance.